diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 85731bba..09ce61f8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-cli</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.0</version>
+        <version>1.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>